Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 57 | 170 | 143 | 92 | 65 | 39 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 67 | 124 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.70m | 4:47AM1.01m | 5:25PM1.81m | 5:49AM1.15m | 6:16PM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.43m | 10:23AM0.30m | 00:13AM0.31m | 11:29AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 57 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ESE 4 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 15 | 170 | 143 | 92 | 65 | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 67 | 124 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 131 | 0 | 199 | 159 | 45 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 95 |
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